Women's Soccer Weekly Release #8

Oct. 9, 2006

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Player of the Week

Mary Parker, Detroit
Senior * Midfielder * Troy, Mich.
Parker wrote her name in the Titan record books again, this time setting the career game winning goals record with her 16th winner in a 3-2 come from behind win over Butler on Sunday. Parker had all three Titan scores for her second hat trick of the season. Parker tied the record against IPFW on Wednesday with a score in the first half in a 2-0 Titan win. For the week, Parker had four goals to move her season total to 10 and her career total to 40. She also has 95 career points after this week, fifth place all time at Detroit, and is on the verge of becoming just the 12th player in League history to score 100 career points.

Other Top Performances From the Week Ending Oct. 8

Jenny Southard, Butler
Sophomore * Midfielder * Noblesville, Ind.
Southard notched her first multi-goal game of her career with two scores against Detroit on Sunday afternoon. Her tallies were just 1:53 apart, and both were unassisted. On the season, Southard has eight points (three goals and two assists).

Caitlin Bodzioney, Youngstown State
Freshman * Goalie * Avon Lake, Ohio
Bodzioney had eight saves against UW-Milwaukee and did not allow any goals until the 99th minute of play. She leads the League with 7.45 saves per contest and was ranked 16th in the nation according to the Oct. 2 NCAA Statistics Report.

Heather Wagner, Cleveland State
Freshman * Midfielder * Waterville, Ohio
Wagner made her second career goal a memorable one, scoring from 20 yards out to provide the Vikings with the only goal they would need to claim a 1-0 win over Notre Dame College.

Brooke Wikgren, UW-Green Bay
Junior * Goalie * Champaign, Ill.
Wikgren turned away 18 shots in two games for the Phoenix, including a career-best 10 against UW-Milwaukee.

Stacey Faude, UW-Milwaukee
Senior * Midfielder * Waukesha, Wis.
Faude posted her first career multi-goal game last Wednesday against UW-Green Bay, leading the Panthers to a 3-2 win. She scored the game's first goal, then tallied made it 2-2 just 19 seconds after the Phoenix took a 2-1 lead. For the week, she helped UWM to a 3-0 week in league play, finishing with 10 shots.

Steph Comisar, Wright State
Senior * Goalie * West Chester, Ohio
Comisar helped Wright State record its first Horizon League victory of 2006 this week with a 1-0 shutout of Butler. She made two saves to improve the Raiders to 1-2-1 in conference play. The shutout was her fifth of the season and the 20th of her career.

Cynthia Morote-Ariza, Loyola
Freshman * Forward * Chicago, Ill.
Morote-Ariza tallied a goal and an assist in two matches last weekend, breaking Loyola's freshman scoring record in the process with 20 points (seven goals and six assists), as the Ramblers went 2-0-0 to remain unbeaten in Horizon League play. She recorded an assist in a 3-0 win at Cleveland State on Friday before scoring the lone goal in the 62nd minute in LU's 1-0 win over UW-Green Bay on Sunday afternoon.

Horizon League Notes

Loyola (9-4-2; 4-0-1 HL)
The Ramblers kept their undefeated League record intact last week with victories over Cleveland State and UW-Green Bay.

Loyola jumped on CSU early when junior Heather Lau scored her first goal of the season. LU then added two more markers by junior Amy Lomas and freshman Ashley Morawski for the 3-0 final. Senior goalie Emily Peick turned away five shots in the shutout effort.

The Ramblers then slipped past UW-Green Bay on Sunday, 1-0, as Cynthia Morote-Ariza struck the net in the 62nd minute on a free kick. The goal was her seventh of the year, which is tied for second on the loop's scoring charts. Peick did not face a shot in the contest in notching her sixth shutout of 2006. LU outshot the Phoenix 15-3 in the match.

Morote-Ariza has found success in her first collegiate season, leading the Ramblers in points (20), goals (7) and assists (6). Her 20 points this season are the most ever by a freshman at LU, one more than Mandy Brettingen's 19 in 1994.

UW-Milwaukee will travel to Chicago to face Loyola on Friday this week, pitting the two undefeated teams in the Horizon League against one another. The Ramblers also host Youngstown State on Sunday.

UW-Milwaukee (11-2-1; 4-0-0 HL)
The Panthers stayed perfect in League play with three victories last week, pushing their winning streak to six games and unbeaten streak to eight. At 11-2-1, UW-Milwaukee owns its best record ever after 14 contests.

To begin the week, UWM needed two late goals to oust in-state rival UW-Green Bay. Milwaukee trailed 2-1 after a Phoenix tally at the 76:27 mark, but senior Stacey Faude tied the game back up 19 seconds later on a feed from sophomore Beth Steuer. With just 2:23 left on the clock, senior Taylor Powell was taken down in the box and on the ensuing penalty kick Joanna Severson buried the game-winner.

UWM took to the road for the second two matches of the week, downing Youngstown State 1-0 in overtime then topping Cleveland State 5-0. Against the Penguins, UW-Milwaukee held a 34-2 edge in shots, but it wasn't until the 100th minute that Powell managed to crack the scoreboard. Sunday's match against CSU saw four different Panthers find the back of the net with Steuer leading the charge with two markers on the afternoon.

The week saw goalkeeper Erin Kane's shutout streak come to an end after 600:52. Kane currently paces the loop in goals-against average (0.57) and shutouts (eight).

UW-Milwaukee plays a pair of games this week, going to Loyola on Friday and then hosting Butler on Sunday afternoon.

Detroit (5-8-0; 2-1-0 HL)
The Titans notched two victories on their home turf last week with a 2-0 victory over IPFW and a 3-2 win over Butler. UDM now stands at 5-2-0 at Titan Field this season, outscoring its opponents 15-5 in those contests.

On Wednesday, Detroit got two first-half goals from senior Mary Parker and Jenny Whaley. Sophomore netminder Katie Fortenberry came up with three saves to move into second place all-time at Detroit with her 12th career clean sheet. She sits 12 behind Alisson Dube's (2001-04) all-time school record of 24.

Parker did it all for the Titans in Sunday's victory for Butler, tallying all three scores for her fourth career hat trick. UDM is 19-2-1 (.866) all-time when the senior finds the twine and 9-1-0 (.900) when she notches an assist. Parker's third goal against the Bulldogs set a Titan record with her 16th career game winner.

Detroit's six points in League play puts the team behind only Loyola (13 points) and UW-Milwaukee (12 points) in the conference standings.

The club makes a trip to Youngstown State for a Friday match before hosting Niagara on Sunday afternoon.

UW-Green Bay (6-4-2; 1-2-1 HL)
The Phoenix dropped two League contests last week with a 3-2 loss at UW-Milwaukee and a 1-0 loss at Loyola.

Against the Panthers on Wednesday, UW-Green Bay took a 2-1 lead at the 76:27 mark, only to see UWM score two late goals for the 3-2 final. Jennie Gorwitz continued her hot streak with a goal and an assist in the contest, giving her 16 points (seven goals and two assists) in the team's last seven games. Senior Stephanie Gross also found the back of the net again for her team-best 20th point. Keeper Brooke Wikgren made 10 saves in the contest, her first 10-save match this season.

On Sunday, UW-Green Bay couldn't get the offense going as Loyola outshot the Phoenix 15-3. Wikgren had another solid effort in net, making eight saves.

UW-Green Bay hosts its first League game of the year as Butler comes to town on Friday.

Butler (4-7-2; 1-2-1 HL)
Butler went 0-2-1 last week with a 1-1 draw against non-conference foe IUPUI and one-goal losses to Wright State (1-0) and Detroit (3-2).

The Bulldogs got on the board first against crosstown rival IUPUI on Tuesday with a marker by Marianne Schilling in the 48th minute, but were unable to hold on as the Jaguars knotted the game in the 85th minute.

BU was held scoreless for only the third time this season against Wright State in the team's second game of the week. Goalie Kirby Zwickel made six saves for the Bulldogs as the team was outshot 15-4.

On Sunday, Butler got down early, but fought back to take a 2-1 lead at the 48:57 mark. However, Detroit's Mary Parker was too much as she netted all three Titan goals in the 3-2 loss. Zwickel came up with five saves in the game.

Butler is headed to Wisconsin this week to take on UW-Green Bay on Friday and UW-Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon.

Wright State (8-2-3; 1-2-1 HL)
WSU came out on the winning side of things in the team's only game of the week, a 1-0 victory at Butler.

The Raiders got the week's only tally from sophomore Jess Rooma when she took a Desiree Morris pass and deposited the ball in the back of the net. It was Rooma's third tally of the year, which is tied for third on the team.

With two saves in the contest, senior goalkeeper Steph Comisar moved into sole possession of first place on the all-time Wright State shutout list with her 20th career clean sheet.

The Raiders take to the road to face Big Ten foe Ohio State on Wednesday night before making the trip north to Cleveland State on Friday.

Youngstown State (2-9-0; 0-2-0 HL)
A 100th-minute golden goal by UW-Milwaukee gave the Penguins a 1-0 overtime loss in the team's only game of the week.

Youngstown State was outshot 34-2 by UWM, but freshman goaltender Caitlin Bodzioney made eight saves to keep the Panthers scoreless through regulation. The one-goal loss shows quite an improvement for the YSU program as UW-Milwaukee handed the team a 7-0 loss in 2005.

The Penguins play twice this week, welcoming Detroit to town on Friday afternoon then heading to Loyola for a Sunday match.

Cleveland State (2-13-0; 0-4-0 HL)
Cleveland State went 1-2-0 last week with a 1-0 victory over Notre Dame (Ohio) on Wednesday before being set back by Loyola, 3-0, and UW-Milwaukee 5-0.

The Vikings picked up their second win of the campaign on Wednesday with freshman Heather Wagner recording her second career goal in the 33rd minute. In doing so, CSU surpassed the 2005 scoring total with its 12th goal of the season, two more than the 2005 team tallied in 19 matches a year ago.

Cleveland State struggled in the other two games of the week, being outshot 22-7 by Loyola and 20-5 by UW-Milwaukee. Sophomore midfielder Lisa Conway took four shots against the Ramblers to move her season total to 33, the second-highest in CSU history.

Goalie Erin Withrow has been busy between the pipes for the Vikings, making an average of 5.33 saves per game (second in the HL).This week the Vikings have a light schedule with their only game coming Friday evening at home against Wright State.

Valparaiso (11-3-0; join HL in 2007)
Valpo had its school-record eight-game winning streak snapped at IPFW on Friday evening then came back on Sunday to beat Lewis, 5-1.

The Crusaders were unable to crack the scoreboard against IPFW, despite taking 11 shots and putting six on net.

Valparaiso made up for it on Sunday with five goals against Lewis. After Lewis got the scoring started in the fourth minute, VU drilled home five-straight goals. Freshman Sarah Jewell and sophomore Kendall Brown each had a pair of tallies, while senior Jen Bartels also found the twine. Four different Crusaders pitched in with helpers in the contest. Freshman goalkeeper Mele Cabral earned her second win of her career.

The Crusaders sit atop the Mid-Continent Conference standings with a 3-0-0 mark in the loop.

Valpo will make the journey to Centenary on Friday evening then will host McNeese State on Sunday in the team's two contests this week.